Need to educate youth having fallen prey to drug abuse: Chief Justice

Need to educate youth having fallen prey to drug abuse: Chief Justice

Presides over awareness programme on drug addiction at GDC (Boys) Pulwama, inaugurates Legal Aid Clinic at Panchayat Ghar Nixas Pulwama: Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh, (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Legal Services Authority ), Justice N. Kotiswar Singh in the august presence of Justice Tashi Rabstan, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority on Thursday presided […]

IUST alumnus nominated as Joint Secretary, Foreign Correspondents Club

IUST alumnus nominated as Joint Secretary, Foreign Correspondents Club

Awantipora: IUST has congratulated its alumnus, Tawqeer Hussain on his nomination as Joint Secretary to the prestigious Foreign Correspondents Club. FCC represents hundreds of journalists of foreign origin currently based in India as well as Indian Journalists working with foreign Organisations. Tawqeer completed his Masters in Journalism from Islamic University of Science and Technology, and […]

Prof Taqi Abidi delivers extension lecture on Allama Iqbal at KU

Prof Taqi Abidi delivers extension lecture on Allama Iqbal at KU

Srinagar: The Department of Urdu, University of Kashmir, organised an extension lecture on the unexplored works of Allama Iqbal (RA). Prof Taqi Abidi, a renowned scholar of Iqbal Studies, delivered the lecture which was attended by faculty, research scholars and students of the University. Highlighting the importance and usefulness of unexplored works of Allama Iqbal […]

CUK’s deptt of politics holds webinar on ‘Disability, Accessibility and Inclusive Development’

Ganderbal: Under the auspices of the G-20 university connect, the department of Politics and Governance, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organized a webinar on “Disability, Accessibility and Inclusive Development” by Dr. Mahesh S. Panicker from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University, on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Mahesh, discussed how disability and impairment are […]

Thana Diwas organised at various police establishments

Srinagar: As a part of public outreach programme and an initiative by Government of J&K, Police organized ‘Thana Diwas’ events in Ganderbal, Awantipora, Bandipora, Budgam and Pulwama. The programmes were chaired by the District/Zonal heads in their respective jurisdictional areas. These meetings were attended by respectable citizens, civil society members, Numberdars, Chowkidars, representatives of Traders […]

Adopt Best Management Practices to increase quality Trout seed production: Dir Fisheries

Srinagar: Director Fisheries, J&K, Mohammad Farooq Dar conducted an extensive tour of District Budgam and inspected Trout Hatchery, Khag, Trout rearing Unit, Beerwah and Carp Fish Farm, Narbal. The Director reviewed the implementation of the various fisheries developmental schemes being implemented in District Budgam and reviewed the Trout seed production and functioning of the Departmental […]

Agriculture, Jal Shakti deptts join hands to start irrigation season in Kashmir

Pampore: Agriculture Department Kashmir in collaboration with Jal Shakti (Irrigation and Flood Control) Department Kashmir organised a programme marking the commencement of irrigation season in Kashmir Valley. The event was organised at Marval lift irrigation scheme Pulwama and was inaugurated by Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal, who was the chief guest at the functions, […]

Accelerate granting of IoE status: Parl panel tells Centre, seeks status notes

New Delhi: Recommending that the process for granting the Institutes of Eminence (IoE) status be “accelerated”, a Parliamentary panel has sought status notes on the two public and five private higher education institutions which await the final IoE status in the absence of formal agreements with the government. In its report, presented in Parliament on […]

Security situation has improved in J&K: LG Manoj Sinha

Security situation has improved in J&K: LG Manoj Sinha

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said an unprecedented number of tourists visited the Union territory last year as the security situation has improved. He also said investment proposals worth Rs 70,000 crore have been received for industrial development. “There is huge improvement in the law-and-order situation. It has good results as an unprecedented […]

Rain in plains, snow on higher reaches forecast in J&K

Srinagar : Weather department on Wednesday forecast intermittent rain and thunderstorm in plains and snowfall over higher reaches at most places of Jammu and Kashmir from March 30 to April 5. A meteorological department official here said that the thunderstorm may be accompanied by strong gusty winds. Meanwhile the minimum temperatures recorded increase at most […]